Woman, 102, Sells Vegetables "To Keep The House Running" In West Bengal
NDTV
Lakshmi Maity's fortunes have improved after NGO HelpAge India floated ESHG (elderly self-help group) scheme for women like her. She now has a family home with new furnishings and a television set.
Age is just a number for Lakshmi Maity, a 102-year-old vegetable seller who, for the past five decades, has never let financial constraints come in the way of her family's basic needs.
Every day, Laskhmi Maity, a resident of Jogiberh village in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district, buys vegetables in bulk at Kolaghat as early as 4 am, loads them on a rickshaw and heads to the local market to sell the stock.
"After my husband died some 48 years ago, we had to go without food for days. To keep the house running, I took to vegetable selling. My son was only 16 years' old at the time.
"Back then, some days would get really difficult, especially when I fell ill. I, however, always tried my best to meet the needs of my family," she said.
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